Smith College eDigest - Religious Lifehttps://www.smith.edu/edigest/Smith College eDigest - Religious Lifeen-usSmith College eDigest - Religious Lifehttps://www.smith.edu/images/b_hdr-news-digest.gifhttps://www.smith.edu/edigest/Smith Jewish Community Shabbathttps://www.smith.edu/edigest/#30472Friday, Sept. 29, 5:30 p.m., Kosher Kitchen, Jordan House]]>The Smith College Jewish Community (SCJC) welcomes Shabbat every Friday. The evening begins at 5:30 p.m. with Kabbalat Shabbat, where students gather together, light Shabbat candles, and sing songs and psalms to welcome the Sabbath. This is followed at 6 p.m. by a gourmet vegetarian dinner. All students are welcome.
Tue, 26 Sep 2017 00:00:00 EDThttps://www.smith.edu/edigest/30472Jummah Prayer and Lunchhttps://www.smith.edu/edigest/#30473Friday, Sept. 29, 12:10 p.m., Chapel Sanctuary]]>Join the Center for Religious and Spiritual Life for lunch, communal prayer, a group activity or discussion on Fridays in the Chapel sanctuary. All are welcome.
Tue, 26 Sep 2017 00:00:00 EDThttps://www.smith.edu/edigest/30473Yom Kippur at Smith Collegehttps://www.smith.edu/edigest/#30468Saturday, Sept. 30, 10-11 a.m., Bodman Lounge, Chapel]]>Smith' Jewish student adviser, Rabbi Rhonda Shapiro-Rieser will hold a contemplative space from 10 to 11 a.m. Anyone is welcome join and take time out of the day for reflective silence.Tue, 26 Sep 2017 00:00:00 EDThttps://www.smith.edu/edigest/30468Weekly Meditationhttps://www.smith.edu/edigest/#30474Monday, Oct. 2, 5 p.m., Chapel Sanctuary]]>Students, faculty and staff are invited to attend weekly Monday meditation with Ruth Ozeki. This will be a simple, relaxed, silent practice of sitting meditation, using chairs or floor cushions. Meditation instruction is offered at the beginning of the meeting, so beginners are always welcome, and there is time for questions and dialogue. Ruth Ozeki is a novice Zen priest in the Soto Zen lineage. The meditation, draws on Zen forms; is secular, inclusive and non-denominational. Ozeki is the author of several novels, including A "Tale for the Time Being" and is a professor of creative writing at Smith.Tue, 26 Sep 2017 00:00:00 EDThttps://www.smith.edu/edigest/30474